Thursday, December 17, 2020

POTTING, THE HEDGEHOG AND A CYCLONE

 Another "at home" day and, after my walk I got more planting, potting and weeding done.  I had just come indoors when Doug's eldest daughter came around.  She has been spending the nights at home this week and has also gone back to work although she wants us to keep the spare bed in the sun room in case she decides to return.  

She had just left when I checked the mailbox and found the hedgehog back where we first found it in the full sun (26° C today).  I moved it back to Kim's run and we gave it some food and water and it ate and drank. 

Later we watched the Americas Cup Race between the U.S.A (skippered by a Kiwi) and New Zealand and U.S.A won.

Meanwhile, Cyclone Yasa is making landfall in Fiji and a State of Natural Disaster has been declared.  Wind gusts  are expected up to 350 km per hour.  It is category 5, the highest category.  While we need rain the last thing we need is the remains of a cyclone so we will be watching with interest to see where it heads after leaving Fiji but, in the meantime, things are serious in Fiji, flooding has already occurred. 


Image from Nasa Earth Observatory yesterday.




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12 comments:

  1. RosemaryDecember 17, 2020 at 10:09 PM

    Keeping my fingers crossed tightly for you - take care.

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    1. Susan HeatherDecember 18, 2020 at 2:57 PM

      Hopefully, it will either die down or veer off before it gets to us. It hit Fiji hard but not a lot on news so far as communications are down.

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  2. local alienDecember 17, 2020 at 11:57 PM

    Kiwis rule the seas! If they dont actually win the race with their nz yacht then its the nz crew that wins. Go Team NZ
    Hope the cyclone has subsided considerably before it reaches you.

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    1. Susan HeatherDecember 18, 2020 at 2:57 PM

      I thought of you as I typed that. The cyclone has already reduced although still nasty.

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  3. David M. Gascoigne,December 18, 2020 at 1:12 AM

    A storm of that magnitude has the potential to completely devastate Fiji. I hope that its impact on New Zealand is not catastrophic.

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  4. crafty cat cornerDecember 18, 2020 at 1:29 AM

    Hope you stay safe.
    Briony
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    1. Susan HeatherDecember 18, 2020 at 2:58 PM

      Thank you, hopefully it will veer off to the east.

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  5. Nancy JDecember 18, 2020 at 5:27 AM

    I missed the news last night so will be sure to see it this morning. They do not need one of that strength.Hedgehogs, be careful if you pick them up, specially if they are moving round in the daytime, as they/ it might be ill.

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  6. gzDecember 18, 2020 at 6:45 AM

    Hope that cyclone misses you.
    We have yet another storm here now, but nothing of that magnitude, thankfully.

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